Tefik Surname

443,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 771 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Tefik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tefik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria5591:12,4851,335
Greece1021:108,62518,269
Serbia261:274,80614,599
Albania251:116,56210,484
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Croatia91:469,84536,710
North Macedonia91:233,49714,572
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
England41:13,929,515290,718
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Tefik (5,022) may also be a first name.

Tefik Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tefik Come From? nationality or country of origin

Tefik (Hindi: तेफीक, Marathi: तेिफक) occurs most in Bulgaria. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tefik? popularity and diffusion

It is the 443,157th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,452,070 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Tefik live; 95 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 69 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 95,962nd most widespread given name globally. It is borne by 5,022 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 559 people, or 1 in 12,485. In Bulgaria it is most numerous in: Shumen Province, where 22 percent live, Silistra Province, where 14 percent live and Kardzhali Province, where 13 percent live. Apart from Bulgaria it occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 13 percent live and Serbia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tewfik914,198/
Tevfik91145/
Teyfik9119/
Tefike916/
Taefik912/
Teufik912/
Teffik911/
Toefik911/
Tewfick83240/
Teivfik831/
Ttewfik831/
Taewfik831/
Toefick831/
Tewfiek831/
Tofik8038,412/
Tafik80260/
Tefek80162/
Tifik802/
Tefikova77226/
Tawfik73126,691/
Towfik73345/
Taifik7364/
Thofik7343/
Tefeck7328/
Toffik7325/
Tewfig7318/
Tofick738/
Tafuik736/
Tofiek735/
Tewfiq734/
Taffik733/
Toifik732/
Tafikh732/
Tofikh732/
Thafik731/
Tewfek731/
Tiwfik731/
Tafick731/
Toyfik731/
Taafik731/
Topfik731/
Tevfic731/
Tevfikova7125/
Teyfikova7119/
Tevfiková711/
Tawfiek671,588/
Tawfick671,299/
Tawfeik67552/
Tawffik67176/
Toffick6711/
Towfiek676/
Thowfik674/
Taefeek672/
Thofick671/
Tohfaik671/
Towfick671/
Thawfik671/
Tifitck671/
Tawfaik671/
Thofikh671/
Taihfik671/
Taivfik671/
Teufeck671/
Tieffig671/
Ttevfic671/
Towwfik671/
Toefeek671/
Teafeck671/

Tefik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tefik in the Marathi language
तेिफकteiphaka83.33
ताेफीकtaephika16.67
Tefik in the Hindi language
तेफीकtephika50
तेफिकtephika50

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tefik
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